Defense of Nanman

The Defense of Nanman (208 CE) occurred when the Wu army under Sun Quan repelled an invasion of southern Jing Province by the Nanman barbarians under Meng Huo. The Wu forces under Sun Quan sought to teach the Nanman barbarians a lesson, but they underestimated the barbarians' strength; they were not accustomed to fighting against massive armies that employed war elephants. Taishi Ci's force began battle with King Mulu as Zhou Yu began battle with both Meng Huo and King Mulu's forces, and the Wu forces initially made good progress. However, they were shocked when the Nanman elephant troops were brought onto the battlefield, with the Wu soldiers fearing the beasts. It was then that Zhou Yu devised a brilliant plan; if the Wu soldiers could slay the riders, they could use the Nanman's own elephants to destroy their fortress walls. The Nanman queen Zhu Rong and her amazon warriors arrived and attempted to turn the tide of the battle, but the Wu forces overwhelmed her brave women and managed to storm the Nanman fortress. Both the king and queen were wounded and forced to flee, ending their assault. The Nanman rulers would be subdued for around 10 years, when they were convinced by Shu to rise up against Wu once more.

Wu

 * Sun Quan
 * Zhou Yu
 * Taishi Ci
 * Huang Gai
 * Zhuge Jin

Nanman

 * Meng Huo
 * King Mulu
 * Wu Tugu
 * Meng You
 * Dailai Dongzhu
 * King Duosi